Month: February 2020

The team have cleared 10-15 pieces of graffiti every day across central Vauxhall, in addition to ongoing daily cleaning of pavements, gardens and tunnels in the area.

Larger projects so far in 2020 include painting on Paradise Street and Vauxhall Bridge, refurbishment and pigeon removal in the Juxon Street railway tunnel, and a deep clean of St Peter’s Church on Kennington Lane. The beautiful building dates back to 1863 and is a hidden gem in the area, which also played host to one of this year’s Classical Vauxhall concerts.

If there are any parts of Vauxhall which you think need some special care and attention, fill in the Vauxhall One survey to have your say.

The events celebrated young and exciting artists, with lively performances taking place in unique and quirky venues across Vauxhall.

The series kicked off with an enchanting performance from string quartet Quatuor Zaide, with Classical Vauxhall’s festival director Fiachra Garvey, at St Peter’s Church. The beautiful building that dates back to the 1860s was beautifully lit for an atmospheric performance of Mozart, Webern and Franck to a packed out audience. The evening received great praise from David Nice at the Arts Desk, with a glowing 4 star review.

The second night starred critically acclaimed guitarist Sean Shibe at Brunswick House, a Georgian house nestled within modern Vauxhall, withstanding the change in the area since 1728. Shibe played a variety of solo guitar pieces ranging from the Renaissance period with a piece originally written for a lute, to a 20th-century classic work from Benjamin Britten.

The final night of the series featured flautist Adam Garvey, with pianist and festival director Fiachra Garvey, at the Garden Museum. The converted medieval church building provided a beautiful backdrop for the flute and piano duo, featuring the rarely heard Beethoven gem Serenade, as well as Dutilleux’s Sonatine and Prokofiev’s Sonata Op. 94.

In addition to the concert series, Classical Vauxhall included a school engagement programme, with performances from the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Wheatsheaf Hall of Rissmann and Gould’s Before the Firebird. These sessions introduced local school children to the joys of classical music, with an immersive orchestral experience allowing pupils to join in with lyrics and dance moves that accompanied the enthralling story of the Firebird.

For more information on Classical Vauxhall, visit beinvauxhall.com and stay up to date with new event announcements on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

This is your opportunity to share your thoughts, ideas and vision for Vauxhall, with feedback received through the Vauxhall One online survey helping to shape future projects in the area.

We want to know which events are the highlights of your year, where needs more cleaning and greening attention, and what you want to see more of in Vauxhall. This is a new way to have your say and tell us what matters most to you.

Complete the online survey here.

The project, which will be delivered in partnership with Transport for London and Network Rail, will be the first of a series of green infrastructure interventions delivered by Vauxhall One over the next 5 years.

The living wall will be the first installation of its kind on Network Rail’s infrastructure in London, comprising 25m2 of biodiversity enhancing plants. The wall will help to nurture local wildlife, improve air quality in the neighbourhood and bring vibrancy to the centre of Vauxhall.

The project is funded by Vauxhall One, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Vauxhall, as part of its commitment to greening. The wall on South Lambeth Place will be the second green wall installed in Vauxhall by the BID, with the first constructed on the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in 2014. Other greening projects delivered by Vauxhall One include a 160m Clean Air Garden on Albert Embankment, 250 hanging baskets and two phases of greening on Vauxhall Walk.